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Priced Out of Justice?

Apr 07, 2015

The Government is hoping to increase court costs in the final days of the current Parliament without debate and therefore without attracting the media’s attention. This is the way it does things nowadays.

What does it mean? If you want to plead not guilty to any offence then you run the gauntlet of paying increased court costs for the privilege if the judge or the magistrates are not with you.

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Pete Dodd

Pete joined Nockolds in 2004 as a Partner within the Family Team. Before joining the firm Pete graduated from Bristol University with a degree in ...

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